Sony 4-125-572-12 (1), Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...72 12 1 2009 Sony Corporation Data Projector Operating Instructions for Network USB File Viewer Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference VPL MX25 VPL DX15 ...

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Page 3: ...s Connection with a Computer 16 Configuring Using Simple Setting for Ad hoc Peer to peer Connection 16 Configuring Using Simple Setting for Wireless Access Point Connection 17 Configuring the Network Settings Using the Menu 19 Configuring the Wired Network Setting VPL DX15 Only 19 Configuring the Wireless Network Setting 19 Configuring the Common Setting Items 21 Initializing the Network Setting 2...

Page 4: ...wser 29 Accessing from the Computer 30 Confirming the Information regarding the Projector Information 30 Operating the Computer Control 31 Setting the Network Information 31 Setting up the Projector Setup 32 Using USB File Viewer Projecting a File Stored in the USB Memory Directly USB File Viewer 36 Using File Viewer Monitoring the Microsoft Office File 37 Monitoring the PowerPoint File 37 Monitor...

Page 5: ...h Windows operating systems If a USB mouse and USB keyboard alphabetic layout 101 102 keys are connected to the projector you can control the computer located at a remote site from the projector Commercially available USB mouse USB keyboard alphabetic layout 101 102 keys and USB hub are required Projecting a streaming video delivered via a network Video Streaming You can view a streaming video del...

Page 6: ...indows Vista Network Projector feature are as follows Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate There are some restrictions on use of the Windows Vista Network Projector feature The Windows Vista Network Projector feature is not suitable for reproduction of moving images as the update interval of the image reproduction on the projector is longer than that on the comp...

Page 7: ...imate Prepare a USB mouse not supplied USB keyboard alphabetic layout 101 102 keys not supplied and USB hub not supplied to use this feature Be sure not to connect the USB mouse not supplied and USB keyboard alphabetic layout 101 102 keys not supplied to the projector directly Connect them via a USB hub not supplied There are the following restrictions on the Remote Desktop feature The Windows Vis...

Page 8: ...open press the ENTER key to close it before removing the USB memory Types of Files Available for Browsing The files to which you are permitted access using Network File Viewer and USB File Viewer are described below files created with the following applications of Microsoft Office 97 2000 XP 2003 PowerPoint ppt Excel xls Photo files JPEG jpg jpeg Video streaming video files WMV wmv Only when the v...

Page 9: ...ixels 640 480 pixels 640 360 pixels About Supported Fonts The fonts displayed correctly when using the Network File Viewer and USB File Viewer are described below Any other font specifications in a file will be substituted with those of fonts described below in which case some characters may not be displayed properly Alphabetical characters Arial Courier Tahoma Times Symbol Japanese characters MS ...

Page 10: ...ons on the names of folders and filenames available for browsing using the viewers equipped with the projector Languages available to display Languages with single byte characters such as English French etc In this case some characters may not be displayed properly according to the language Japanese Usable character count up to 255 one byte characters ...

Page 11: ...etwork Features on page 6 before you start using this feature When you make a connection a network configuration such as an IP Address setting may be required For details contact your network administrator If your network environment has changed set up the network configuration again Choose one of the four types of Network Mode according to your network environment Wired Connection VPL DX15 only 1...

Page 12: ...ration see Making a Wired Connection with a Computer on page 14 Wireless connection 3 Connection between the projector and a computer Ad hoc Peer to peer For details on configuration see Configuring Using Simple Setting for Ad hoc Peer to peer Connection on page 16 LAN Access point Computer Computer Projector Projector Computer ...

Page 13: ...n with Simple Setting uses a wizard which prompts you to answer to questions step by step The wizard enables easier configuration since it suggests a successful configuration method Use the menus to configure the settings as the configuration with Simple Setting is not available in the following cases When 802 1x Authentication of a wireless LAN is required to be set When you want to make a Data E...

Page 14: ...tomatically 2 Press the NETWORK key on the remote commander The following menu appears If the assigned IP Address is displayed under Network Address the connection is complete When the IP Address is not assigned automatically The following menu appears We recommend that you use the Simple Setting wizard for network configuration Note to network RJ45 connector Ethernet cable cross cable not supplie...

Page 15: ...s is not correct the connection will not be made even if the IP Address is shown under Network Address If you entered an incorrect IP Address you cannot correct the setting with Simple Setting In this case initialize the settings referring to Initializing the Network Setting on page 22 then configure the settings again with Configuring Using Simple Setting on page 15 You can also use the menu to s...

Page 16: ...en 3 Press the B key The following menu appears 4 Press the v or V key to select Ad hoc then press the B key 5 Press the ENTER key to quit the Simple Setting menu The Network Name SSID and Projector Name are displayed on the screen The Network Name SSID Projector Name and Projector Password can be changed using the menu See Configuring the Network Settings Using the Menu on page 19 Note Configurin...

Page 17: ... press the ENTER key The message Simple Setting started appears on the screen 3 Press the B key The following menu appears 4 Press the v or V key to select Wireless Access Point then press the B key The access point select menu appears It may take some time to detect an access point Note Configuring Using Simple Setting for Wireless Access Point Connection Before starting Note SonyProj2EA509 SonyP...

Page 18: ...ot correct the connection will not be made even if the IP Address is shown under Network Address If you entered an incorrect IP Address you cannot correct the setting with Simple Setting In this case initialize the settings referring to Initializing the Network Setting on page 22 then configure the settings again with Configuring Using Simple Setting on page 15 You can also use the menu to set the...

Page 19: ...ired Network then press the ENTER key The Wired Network Setting menu appears 4 Enter the necessary items using the v V b B key and ENTER key The on screen keyboard appears when the menu prompts you to enter values etc For the procedure for using the on screen keyboard see Using the On Screen Keyboard on page 23 5 Select Confirm then press the ENTER key once all the items have been entered The Netw...

Page 20: ... setting If the entered IP Address is not correct the connection will not be made even if the IP Address is shown under Network Address Select Set Exit Network Setting IP Address Setting IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS Auto DHCP Common Setting Wireless Network Wired Network Exit Select Set Cancel Confirm Wireless Setting Wireless Network 802 1x Authentication Enabl...

Page 21: ...g the v V b B key and ENTER key The on screen keyboard appears when the menu prompts you to enter characters and numerals etc For the procedure for using the on screen keyboard see Using the On Screen Keyboard on page 23 5 Select Close then press the ENTER key when all items are entered The Network Setting menu is restored and the entered settings are displayed 6 Press the MENU key to quit the set...

Page 22: ...alog box appears 5 When you want to reset the settings press the b or B key to select OK then press the ENTER key The dialog box to confirm the initialization appears 6 Press the ENTER key All the settings for the network are initialized and the Common Setting menu is restored 7 Select Close then press the ENTER key The Network Setting menu is restored 8 Press the MENU key to quit this setting Sel...

Page 23: ...When you enter characters and numerals for various settings you can use the on screen keyboard displayed on the screen Use the v V b B key and ENTER key on the remote commander When character input is finished Select OK and press the ENTER key on the remote commander The on screen keyboard disappears and the operation menu is restored To stop making the character input Select Cancel and press the ...

Page 24: ...ilable network projectors are listed in the window Select the projector with the name described under Projector Name of the menu shown in step 1 of Configuring the Settings on the Projector If no available projector is detected enter the IP Address of the projector 3 Enter the Password if Projector Password is set to Required on the projector The password is shown under Projector Password of the m...

Page 25: ... to Network 2 Press the v or V key to select Switch then press the ENTER key The Switch dialog box is displayed If Network File Viewer was selected this option is not shown in the Switch dialog box In this case proceed to step 4 3 Press the v or V key to select Network File Viewer then press the ENTER key The Network File Viewer menu is displayed 4 Enter the Folder you are accessing and User Name ...

Page 26: ...Desktop feature There are precautions on use of the Remote Desktop feature See Use of Remote Desktop in Precautions on page 7 before you start using this feature Before you operate the projector change the remote access setting of the connected computer From the Start menu click Control Panel System System Properties and select the Remote settings tab then change the remote desktop setting For the...

Page 27: ...mouse The logon dialog of Windows is displayed Operate according to the instructions shown in the menus You can check the computer name by clicking the Computer name tab of System Properties of the computer Connection starts then the same display as that on the computer is projected by the projector once the connection has been completed 7 Operate the computer with the connected USB keyboard alpha...

Page 28: ...n page 7 before you start using this feature Install Windows Media Encoder in the connected computer before using this feature You can download Windows Media Encoder free of charge from the Microsoft website Before configuring the projector settings you should start Video Streaming on the computer For the configuration and operation of Window Media Encoder refer to the help or Microsoft website 1 ...

Page 29: ...s the B key to select Connection then press the ENTER key The streaming video specified by the URL are delivered and projected on the projector screen To quit Video Streaming Press the ENTER key on the remote commander Monitoring and Operating the Projector Using a Web Browser Connect the projector and a computer via a network For details see Activating the Network Features on page 11 There are pr...

Page 30: ... to Use a proxy server when you have access to the projector from your computer click the check mark to set accessing without using a proxy server After you have established access to the projector the following window appears Click Information You can confirm the current settings of the projector on the computer You cannot change the settings of the computer with this window Accessing from the Co...

Page 31: ...s only the commonly used buttons while the Advanced Mode window shows all the buttons on the remote commander Clicking Advanced opens the Advanced Mode window The Easy Mode window is restored by clicking Easy in the Control window Click Network You can change the wireless network or wired network VPL DX15 only setting After you change a setting it will be reflected in the projector if you click Ap...

Page 32: ...d When you want to set the password set it on a Password window page 33 The data input in each window are reflected in the projector by clicking Apply at lower part of each window Owner Information The information set up in this window is used for the Mail Report feature Owner Enter owner information Projector Enter the location of the projector Memo Enter a memo Date and Time Setting the date and...

Page 33: ...l messages Regular Report Immediately send e mail if any error occurs with the projector Error Report Notify by e mail of the replacement timing of the projector lamp when use of the lamp has reached the preset time Lamp Reminder Notify by e mail that maintenance of the projector is required when use of the projector has reached the preset time Maintenance Reminder x Report Timing field Regular Re...

Page 34: ...port sent when any trouble occurs with the projector Even if days are specified in the Report Timing field the Regular Report will not be sent if you do not check the Regular check box If the day preset in Every Month on Day does not exist in the month you will receive the Regular Report on the last day of the month You cannot specify the day of the week or day of the month if the Every Week on Da...

Page 35: ...king is used as such a network cannot be connected to the SMTP server x Check the contents of the mail message You can check the contents of e mail to be sent Advanced Menu Click Advanced Menu to display the Font Advertisement PJ Talk SNMP PJ Link and Service buttons These settings are mainly for administrative use For details consult qualified Sony personnel You cannot use the following character...

Page 36: ... into the USB connector on the projector Files stored in the USB memory are displayed on the screen 3 Press the v or V key to select the file you wish to project 4 Press the ENTER button The Viewer of the application that corresponds the file starts then it is projected on the screen 5 Operate the projector according to the viewer of the activated application See Using File Viewer on page 37 Befor...

Page 37: ...nitor the Excel file starts To scroll in a sheet Press the v V b B key To scroll in a sheet quickly only for scrolling up or down Press the v or V key continuously To change the sheet Press the b or B key continuously To quit Press the ENTER key MonitoringthePhoto File There are restrictions on the files to which you are permitted access See Types of Files Available for Browsing on page 8 You cann...

Page 38: ...age 8 You cannot project an image on the screen by zooming using the viewer When you select a file with the extension wmv the file viewer to monitor the Video file starts The moving images are always projected in the resolution of the images recorded in the file To pause Press the V key To cancel pause Press the V key again during pause To quit Press the ENTER key Notes ...

Page 39: ...or the projector c Specify the IP address of the projector Moving images such as animation effects created with PowerPoint and moving image files are not displayed properly c The Windows Vista Network Projector feature is not suitable for reproduction of moving images as the update interval of the image reproduction on the projector is longer than that on the computer The program is shut down in p...

Page 40: ... sharing function c Check the operating systems that support network sharing function page 25 You have entered an incorrect folder name c Check the folder name and enter it correctly You have entered an incorrect password c Enter a correct password You are trying to access the network shared folder using the Windows domain function c The feature does not support the Windows domain function Symptom...

Page 41: ...omputer is not reproduced on the projector with the Remote Desktop feature Symptom Cause and Remedy No picture is displayed The computer and projector are not connected over a network c Connect the projector and a computer via a network page 11 The Video streaming on the computer does not start or it ends c Start video streaming with the Windows Media Encoder referring to the on line help Windows ...

Page 42: ...g a supported language or font page 10 The file cannot be opened You are trying to open a file that is not supported by these features c Check the type of files that are available for browsing page 8 The file is protected by a password c The projector does not support the password security function Cancel the password protection for the file on your computer Some fonts specifications in PowerPoint...

Page 43: ...twork Network Authentication Authentication system to connect to a network Network File Viewer This feature allows you to project the data stored on a Windows computer connected to the projector over a network without data conversion Video Streaming This feature allows you to project video streaming data delivered by Windows Media Encoder directly Network File Sharing When the projector is connect...

Page 44: ...nterface when it is manufactured Every interface has a different MAC address and you cannot change the address NTP Server A server to synchronize the clocks of the devices connected to a network using NTP Network Time Protocol PEAP MS CHAP v2 This protocol provides authentication based on qualification information PJ Link A standard to operate and manage the Data Projectors POP Server A protocol u...

Page 45: ...i Fi Protected Access 2 Pre Shared Key This is a method for WPA2 PSK to activate this security standard without an authentication server WPA PSK This is a method for WPA to activate this security standard without an authentication server With this method authentication is given to wireless LAN devices with a shared key called PSK Registering the same key with the projector as that registered with ...

Page 46: ...N Network File Viewer 5 7 25 Network Name SSID 16 Network Setting 19 O On Screen Keyboard 23 P Projector Name 16 R Remote Desktop 5 7 26 S Simple Setting 13 Subnet Mask 15 U USB File Viewer 5 8 23 36 V Video Streaming 5 7 28 W Windows Media Encoder 28 Windows Vista Network Projector 5 6 24 Wired Connection 11 14 Wired Network Setting 19 Wireless Access Point 13 Wireless connection 12 16 Wireless N...

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